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spermatium

[ spur-mey-shee-uhm ]

noun

plural spermatia [spur-, mey, -shee-, uh].
  1. Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
  2. Mycology. a minute, colorless cell, of certain fungi and lichens, believed to be a male reproductive body, developed within spermogonia.


spermatium

/ spɜːˈmeɪtɪəm /

noun

  1. a nonmotile male reproductive cell in red algae and some fungi
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

spermatium

/ spər-māshē-əm /

, Plural spermatia

  1. A nonmotile cell in red algae and certain ascomycete fungi that functions as a male gamete.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spermatium1

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek spermátion, equivalent to spermat- (stem of spérma ) sperm 1 + -ion -ium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spermatium1

C19: New Latin, from Greek spermation a little seed; see sperm 1
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Example Sentences

If a spermatium lands on this filament, it will fertilize the structure, which will go on to produce a chamber packed with long, skinny two-celled spores.

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